The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-14

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WlEW US XVII
TnnoUGn THE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents In West ylre,pi
md Vicinity. I2!i
The Washington oil field Is now produt
Ing about 7,775 barrels daily.
The Giimer Banner names Col. Robe,,
McEldowney, Of tho Wetzsl Democrat, a
a candidate for Congress in this diptrlc
who could roll up a majority such az CoI
Ben. Wilson used 10 carry tho distrlc
with.
A little daughter Of B. Dunlay, loci
keeper at Lock No. e,TPaint Greek, nca
Charleston, was accidentally shot In III,
eye with an arrow from d bow in th,
hands Of a small boy, a lew days ago, ant
her eye put out.
The old seal OF Bigelow Lodge No. 50
A. F. Il A.. NJ, at Philippi, which wa
taken from them during tho wal, was re-
Gently returned to the Lodge, having com,
to light at Grayaville, Ohio. Its ra,ur1
was appropriately celebrated.
Fight fine southdown sheep and one
lamb, the property OF L. II. Rodgers, o,
Monroe county, were killed by lightnins
during a recent thunder storm. They
were found beneath q large tree which
had been shattered by a stroke. GB
The General Committee OF the Stouben.
ville Board OF Improvements has decided
to have a street fair held in that place
come time during the coming fall. One
was held at East Liverpool lest year and
proved q great SUCCESS, attracting a large
number OF people and connidorable new
trade. sss,
Hezekiah Patterson, Of Macon county,
was accidentally killed in Telling what he
supposed to have been q bee tree, near his
home, the tree falling upon him unexpect,
ed!y. He was 40 years OF age, a respected
citizen and an old soldier, member OF the
John J.. Polsley Post OF Point Pleasant,
under the auspices Of which he was bur.
led. Ac. SIZE
A military company has been formed by
about forty Warrington citizens. By en
unanimous vote tho company was named
Clements Guards, in honor OF Can't, w, NJ.
Clements OF the Baltimore & Ohio road,
AL. Prichard was elected captain ; L. A,
Lincoln, first lieutenant; w. G, Rymer,
second lieutenant; and James A. Bee
orderly sergeant.
During one OF the severe storms of last
| week the lightning struck q tree within
about fifty feet Of the house of James A.
treeland, near Kingwood. The concus
alon broke several panes Of! glass in the
windows and smoked the rest 90 that they
could not be seen through. Joshua Hsw.
ley, who was sitting in tho house on a
chair, WAS knocked off it to the floor.
The GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Republican Last
week passed its fifth Anniversary mile
post with flying %colorB, coming out WITH
ak pages brim full Of interesting reading
matter. The Messrs. Hanlon certsinly
know how to make an enterprising and
interesting paper, and their increasing
SUCCESS is butts legitimate outcome OF their
never tagging efforts to meet the views Of
the public.
The survivors OF BuelliH Battery, Com.
pany G, First West Virginia Light Artil.
lery, propose to hold q reunion at Mariet.
ts, on August 22nd next. That day is the
qugdreun1sl anniversary OF the battle at
Freeman's Ford, where tho commander Of
the battery, Captain Frank Buell., was
killed. In the war thia company wss
known 'as i%"Pierpont's Battery" and wsn
made up Of c~itizens of both Ohio and
West Virginia.
Jacob J. Guseman, OF Preston county.
is making q success Of fah culture. His
pond, which Is fed by a spring some zoe
yards distant, ia so by 100 feet, and five
deep in the deepest part. a drain pipe
on a level with the bottom, extends under
the dam, by which the water can DO lei
of. In 1854 Mr.. Gusemsn put in a dozen
German carp, which have increased to a
thousand or more. The largest one wa
% inches long last: fsll.
a man named Dent, whose father re.
sides in Gilmer county, went to Weston,
and going to Greenstein'B clothing store
bsrga!ned for goods to tho amount Of So:
and presented 8 hundred dollar note ID
payment therefor. Mr.. Gresnstsin re,
turned the proper change, snd sometime
afterward% suspected the bill to be counter.
felt. It wss sent to thia city for inspection
and sent back cancelled ss no good An
effort was made to regain possession Of the
goods and money from Dent, but it wa.
learned that he had gone to Kansas.
Ben Cooper, 8 negro under indictment
for grand larceny, escaped from the Cabell
,,,ntp ;,;1 u-J;ln tba fo~;I,T ~ {Lo i,,;t.,
were at dinner. Cooper had been shack
led and let out Of his cell for the purpose
Of having him scrub the corridor ant
stairway OF the Jail. He managed to rid
himself Of his iron letters, and struck on,
for the Ohio river. He subsequently re
turned to Huntington, when he was arrest
cd and put in the city prison, but moi
liking such close quarters, broke Jail AGAR
and skipped cut. Cooper has served {
term in the penitentiary.
Hamilton Wykle, OF Monroe county
aged about 40 yesrs, whose mind has bee,
somewhat impaired from his youth up
was grazing q horse which had Just beer
unhitched from the plow, and in som.
way the animal became frightened and b,
q sudden plunge threw Wykle of his feet
In this position he was dragged about Is
Yards, the rein being wrapped about hi
wrist, and was kicked to death by til
frightened animal. His face and bod,
were dresdfully cut and torn, and tn
horses hoofs were stained with blood
He was dead almost before those VIII
tried to rescue him could reach him.
The Raleigh county Iades contains tn
following account Of two singular acct
dents: a lew months ago W. A. Derby
OF Ridgway, had one Of his eyes put on
by a splinter flying from y stick OF timbs
while he was operating q buzz saw. Derb.:
would not 60 to work at the saw agsin
fearing an accident to his well eye, Blu
wont to driving m Ok team as about til
satelt work he could do. A few. days ng
be was driving his oxen, when he strvc
one Of them with hie whip, which had
hard leather lash. Tho lash woun'
around the ox's leg, and the tip end OF til
/ lash, a piece OF leather about the eizs OF
. mas. Was Rnapned OF. It flaw into Derbvi